Open AccessGastrointestinal and thromboembolic manifestations in COVID-19 Patients: An imaging review
Author(s) -
Rao Vrk
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of medical and scientific research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2321-1326
DOI - 10.17727/jmsr.2020/8s1-12
Subject(s) - medicine , covid-19 , disease , coronavirus , organ system , intensive care medicine , gastrointestinal disease , gastrointestinal bleeding , pathology , radiology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , outbreak
While coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) predominantly involves the respiratory system, it is increasingly recognized that the infection is not restricted to pulmonary system only but other organs are also affected to varying degrees of severity. Gastrointestinal, neurological and cardiac manifestations are reported in addition to dysfunction of hepatic, renal, hematological systems. The wide range of clinical presentations involving multiple organ systems necessitate investigating the causal and association factors of COVID-19 infection. Prompt recognition of the symptoms is necessary for selection of appropriate diagnostic methods and confirmatory tests to reduce delay in initiating the therapy. This manuscript aims to review the spectrum of clinical and imaging aspects of gastrointestinal and thrombo embolic manifestations of COVID-19.Keywords: coronavirus; COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; gastrointestinal manifestations; thromboembolism